Community Health Nurse Practitioners in Chicago, Illinois

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About Community Health Nurse Practitioners: Community Health NPs: Community Health Nurse Practitioners works to improve the health and well-being of the communities they serve by educating them about illness, disease prevention, safe health practices, and how to obtain health care services. They also facilitate communication between people, their families, and the medical community in order to improve health outcomes. CHNPs work includes performing free health care screenings, vaccinations, and other forms of preventative care at reduced costs.

1 Community Health Nurse Practitioners found in Chicago
female nurse

Lagretta Green, NP

Community Health Nurse Practitioner
200 E 115th St, Chicago, IL - 60628
312-747-2823     312-747-2851

Other Nurse Practitioners in Chicago, IL: Acute Care NP253 Adult Health NP209 Critical Care Medicine NP8 Family NP1376 Gerontology NP51 Neonatal, Critical Care NP33 Neonatal NP42 Nurse Practitioner NP1028 Obstetrics & Gynecology NP19 Pediatrics, Critical Care NP27 Pediatrics NP278 Primary Care NP82 Psych/Mental Health NP202 School NP1 Women's Health NP80
Nurse Practitioner (NPs) are also referred as an ARNP (Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner) or APRN (Advanced Practice Registered Nurse). Nurse Practitioners have more authority than registered nurses(RNs) and have similar responsibilities to that of a doctor. They can serve as a primary care or specialty care providers and typically focus their care on a specific population such as families, children, or the elderly. NPs can be specialized in various fields like Cardiology, Emergency, Family practice, Geriatrics, Neonatology, Nephrology, Oncology, Pediatrics, Primary care, Psychiatry, School health, Women's health. NPs provides a broad range of health care services, which includes:
  • Taking the person's history, performing a physical exam, and ordering laboratory tests and procedures.
  • Diagnosing, treating, and managing diseases.
  • Writing prescriptions and coordinating referrals.
  • Providing education on disease prevention and healthy lifestyles.
  • Performing certain procedures, such as a bone marrow biopsy or lumbar puncture.
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